Help in the Time of Rain
The dipping temperatures and the arrival of the northeast monsoon heralds the start of the flu season in Riau, where Asian Agri partners plasma farmers to cultivate about 35,000 hectares of its 160,000 ha of oil palms.
The dipping temperatures and the arrival of the northeast monsoon heralds the start of the flu season in Riau, where Asian Agri partners plasma farmers to cultivate about 35,000 hectares of its 160,000 ha of oil palms.
A group of students from Singapore’s Catholic Junior College visited Kerinci, the heart of APRIL’s operations, as a reward of their winning entry at the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s CUBE 2015 competition. Inside RGE catches up with Timothy Koh & Nicholas Wong as they reflect on their 3D/2N trip.
From a quiet neighborhood in the 1980s, Buona Vista is today a thriving suburb that boasts bioscience, technology and media research hubs, the Asia campus of French business school Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD), and an up-and-coming Asia headquarters for pharmaceutical giant GSK, all while maintaining a link to nature and heritage through the historical Rail Corridor.
Singapore youths at this year’s CUBE, or Challenge for the Urban and Built Environment, were given the challenge of developing the Buona Vista node as a vibrant business and lifestyle gateway with dynamic community spaces.
Read more: APRIL’s PaperOne Helps CUBE Participants Bring Ideas to Life
Tanoto Foundation is not only working to improve access to education, but also the quality of education. Through programmes such as Pelita Guru Mandiri, community teachers report being better equipped, as a Berkeley study showed. Find out more in the Tanoto Foundation 2015 report at http://ow.ly/Gs1q3068fSK
My name is Steven Nilam, and I come from Medan in the province of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Even though I’ve lived in Singapore for 8 years, I’ve never forgotten my roots and in fact through my voluntary work throughout my studies in Singapore, I’ve started to grow my passion for giving back to the community.
Sukanto Tanoto is a visionary entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the Founder and Chairman of Royal Golden Eagle (RGE), which manages a global group of companies in resources manufacturing. Tanoto is also the co-founder of Tanoto Foundation, a philanthropy that aims to improve lives by alleviating poverty.